Ace Football previews the Champions League game between Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Bayer Leverkusen come to Anfield for the Champions League match on Tuesday, Liverpool will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Liverpool currently rank as number 2 in the Champions League table, having nine points after three matches. Bayer Leverkusen trail them by two points, leaving the latter ranked at number 6.
Form: Liverpool vs Bayer Leverkusen
Liverpool Form
Liverpool should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 2-2 with Arsenal, before beating first Brighton by 2-3, then Brighton in a 2-1 win. Liverpool managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored ten goals and conceded seven times.
Bayer Leverkusen Form
Bayer Leverkusen go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 2-2 draw against Werder Bremen. They went on to beat Elversberg by 3-0, before sharing the spoils with VfB Stuttgart in a 0-0 draw. Bayer Leverkusen won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Champions League. The scoreline from these matches says six goals conceded and nine scored.
Betting facts for Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Liverpool have won the last 5 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Liverpool have won 7 of the last 9 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Liverpool have won the last 5 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Liverpool home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Bayer Leverkusen matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Bayer Leverkusen away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Bayer Leverkusen away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Bayer Leverkusen matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Bayer Leverkusen matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Liverpool vs Bayer Leverkusen
Florian Wirtz shows decent form right now for Bayer Leverkusen, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Champions League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Liverpool, who are strong favourites on Tuesday. Siding with Mohamed Salah also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Champions League matches.
Betting markets: Liverpool vs Bayer Leverkusen
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Anfield across all tournaments Liverpool won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Bayer Leverkusen claimed five wins, four draw and one defeats in their last 10 games away. Amazingly, Liverpool are on a streak of 11 matches without defeat. Good luck taking on Bayer Leverkusen currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 11 games without defeat. Bayer Leverkusen remained without defeat in 7 away games on the bounce. Liverpool have beaten Bayer Leverkusen in 3 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Liverpool scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Impressively, Bayer Leverkusen scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Bayer Leverkusen managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Liverpool have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Bayer Leverkusen.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Liverpool’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Bayer Leverkusen, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves. Liverpool scored at least once in their previous 11 matches.
Recommended tip: Liverpool vs Bayer Leverkusen
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Champions League match.
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